Lesson 68 Persistent 纠缠不休【Text】I crossed the street to avoid meeting him, but he saw me and came running towards me. It was no use pretending that I had not seen him, so I waved to him. I never enjoy meeting Nigel Dykes. He never has anything to do. No matter how busy you are, he always insists on coming with you. I had to think of a way of preventing him from following me around all morning.Hello, Nigel, I said. Fancy meeting you here!Hi, Elizabeth, Nigel answered. I was just wondering how to spend the morning - until I saw you. Youre not busy doing anything, are you?No, not at all, I answered. Im going to.Would you mind my coming with you? he asked, before I had finished speaking.Not at all, I lied, but Im going to the dentist.Then Ill come with you, he answered. Theres always plenty to read in the waiting room!【课文翻译】我穿过马路以便避开他，但他看到我并朝我跑过来。若再装作没看见他已是没有用了，我只好向他招手。我就怕碰到奈杰尔.戴克斯。他历来都是无事可做，不管你多忙，他总是坚持要跟你去。我得想办法不让他整个上午缠着我。“你好，奈杰尔，想不到在这儿见到你。”我说。“你好，伊丽莎白，”奈杰尔回答说，“我正不知道怎么消磨这一上午呢，正好见到你。你不忙，是吗?”“不，不忙，我打算去.”我回答。“我跟你一道去行吗?”没等我说完话他就问道。“没关系，但我准备去牙医那里。”我说了个谎。“那我也跟你去，候诊室里总有很多东西可供阅读!”他回答。New words and expressions 生词和短语 persistent a. 坚持的，固执的 avoid v. 避开 insist v. 坚持【生词讲解】1. persistent adj. 坚持的, 固执的1） （人，行为）不屈不饶的；执拗的，顽固的persistent efforts不懈努力eg. He was persistent in his question.他一直追问到底。2）（事物）持久的，不断的（lasting）persistent rainpersistent painpersistent noisepersistent backachepersist psist v.persist in sth/doing坚持，执意eg. Does he always persist in his opinion like that?eg. She persisted in taking her dog with her.eg. He will persist in riding that dreadful bicycle.eg. He persists in believing that he was right.persistence n.u.不可数名词坚持不懈,执意,连续eg.His persistence touches me.2. avoid v.避开,规避;避免,防止 avoid+n./doingeg. Fortunately, we were able to avoid an accident.eg. The car turned to the left to avoid a collision(碰撞).eg. He crossed the street to avoid seeing me.eg .Try to avoid driving in rush hours.avoidable adj.可避免的v.+able 可了,可以lovable 可爱的washable 耐洗的acceptable 可接受的understandable 可理解的n.+able - adj.comfortable / agreeablemiserable / suitable3. insist v.坚持做 insist on sth/doing 坚持或坚决规定（某事物）eg. I insist on your coming with us.eg.He insisted on going swimming.insist that sb (should) do eg.I insist that you (should) go with us.eg.He insisted that I (should) apologize.insist v.坚持说，坚信，固执的声称eg. She insisted that she was innocent.eg. I insisted that I hadnt done that.insistent adj.坚持的，不容拒绝或反对的insistence n.uinsistence on/about sth区别 insist on/persist in stick to/keep oninsist + that 从句有两种情况：1）“坚决认为，说”，从句用陈述语气，表达的是人的一种态度。eg. The Arab insisted that he had never seen the camel.2)”坚决要，坚决规定”，从句用虚拟语气。Eg .He insisted that she (should) leave.persist in n./doing表达对某种活动坚持不懈或某种信念不改，固执eg. He insisted on playing golf.(玩了没有，不知道。)eg. He persisted in practicing golf for an hour.(坚持练了一小时，动作已发生)stick to n./doing坚持不放弃愿望，原则，决定，诺言，抱负eg. We should stick to the study of Marxism-Leninism.马克思列宁主义eg. Stick to it!keep on : continue to do (“on”是adv.”继续”之意)eg. We kept on working although we are tired.eg. Keep on practicing and youll speak English well.【课文讲解】1. I crossed the street to avoid meeting him, but he saw me and came running towards me. 1) avoid + doing sth (只能跟动名词/名词,这样的单词有: enjoy, fancy, mind, finish) Eg: I always avoid traveling during rush hour. Eg: He enjoys playing football. 2) came running towards me running towards me是现在分词短语,作状语,修饰came,表达随着状况. 同样情况如: go swimming Eg: She ran shouting out for help. 3) cross v. 穿过 Eg: I cross the garden. across adv. & prep. 穿过 Eg: I go across the garden.2. It was no use pretending that I had not seen him, so I waved to him. It是形式主语, 真正的主语是动名词短语 pretending that I had not seen him 假装没看到他是没用了 It is (of) no use doing是个固定结构. 可以省略, 表 “做也是徒劳” Eg: It is (of) no use worrying about your family. Eg: It is no use pretending 假装是没有用了Eg: It is no use crying over the spilled milk. 覆水难收 Eg: It is no use punishing him. pretend thateg. He pretended that he was working hard.pretend to doeg. He pretended to be dead when he met a bear.pretend to be doingeg. The boys pretended to be sleeping.wave to sb. 向某人招手eg. I waved a greeting to the teacher. 我挥手向老师问好eg. I waved him goodbye. 我挥手向他道别。eg. I waved him out. 我挥手叫他出去。eg. I waved him back. 我挥手叫他回来。3. I never enjoy meeting Nigel Dykes. He never has anything to do. 1) enjoy doing sth2) 连用两个never，表达强烈的感情色彩3) anything(to do),不定式修饰anything。用不定式做定语, 修饰anything，不定式放在不定代词后面anything to do. 任何要做的事anything to eat. 可以吃的东西 anything to drink 可以喝的东西4. No matter how busy you are, he